Radjamin Nasution was an Indonesian politician and civil servant.
12 Facts About Radjamin Nasution
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Radjamin Nasution briefly served as the first Indonesian mayor of Surabaya in August 1945, during the early months of the Indonesian National Revolution, although he was not officially discharged until 1950.
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Radjamin Nasution worked as a customs official during the Dutch East Indies era.
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Radjamin Nasution was initially posted in Batavia, and he was reassigned around the Dutch East Indies between 1912 and 1917 when he returned to Batavia.
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Radjamin Nasution was then promoted, and was stationed in Medan before moving to Surabaya in 1929.
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Radjamin Nasution was elected as a member of the municipal council in 1931.
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Radjamin Nasution continued to work as a bureaucrat, becoming head of the Surabaya customs office by 1938.
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Radjamin Nasution was then appointed as an alderman of the city in October 1938.
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Radjamin Nasution helped to manage refugees from the city in the nearby towns of Mojokerto and Tulungagung.
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Radjamin Nasution founded the SKVB club, with its members being Surabaya's office workers.
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Radjamin Nasution would serve as Persebaya's president between 1953 and 1955.
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Radjamin Nasution died on 10 February 1957, and was buried at the Rangkah Cemetery in Surabaya.